Hill drop planter



2 Sheets-Sheet l l.. v. KINGsBURY l HILL DROP PLANTER Filed Aug. 13, 1932 Jan. 8, 1935.

t Jan- 8,' 1935- L.. v. KINGsBURY 1,986,975

` HILIQDROP PLANTER Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Aug. l5'. 1952 A11n,tentiox1fissidireoted:generalitto lllanters 1011.13 more;tpanticli'larlzfy"l tonthe, .of

plantersyknownl as hillfdrop,planters, in which its the v alve, mechanism may. be operatively con.- trolled 'regardless of the r:relative position Aofw the yalvefwith respectttoitheif-faxle of the planter.- g

.e fOneeof the objects; ofg' the :present invention .is t 1n10..vi,de` a novel iand'zfimprotedaplanting mech.- anism in which the, speed"oarifandoperatingmech anismratherefor is mountedlrigidlytothe.ffranie of the planter andtthemroyisioniofa ireelyeadjustablezconnectiongwhich .permits thecontrol of the yalvearegardless (of: the,` relative position Vthe fur.- row opener n and; valveassume withrespeotjtdxthe axleof theplanter. .4 i

a; novel "Landgimproyed Valve` `controlling;mechaIliSlI1; for planter byl means off wine-,ht` varying. depth ;p1antng;mayvbe .accomplishedfjandfthe effectiyey-operationtof Y.the :Ma-Ive, as well `as accurate `operatorl` ithereoffmayhbe` secured regardless-of 'the nel'atiyei'positiontof ,theeplanterufurrow opener withwrespect ytovthetaideofzthe ,planter-z These andtotherfiobjectsi ;are `vaccomplished. by providing .lazconstruction fandamtangement mfithe vvarious parts infthelmanner `:hereinafiter.described and n .particularlyfy .pointedlout l in n theV .appended elaims.` M n l Referring hito the taryssideelevationaliview partly; in cross section of the conventional form fof'ghilli drropf-` .planter showingmy improyementsmembodied p lthereinif z5 Fig. yf2 ,is :van enlarged yfragmentary side f elevar. tionalfiview of the vvaline.nciechanisrnand its op,- erating ,parts .showing the :same y in :fa` lowered `or plantinguposition'with :the :valve:` closed; n

:Tigri 3.1 is a similar Viewgshowing the mechanism tripped andthe `Valve Lopen; s et;

` tional formuof l iplanterhf which comprises ya main trame generauygindieatedby-thereferencenner: eater lolwhichj is supperted onfanfexlell threueh teifthe forward `tendini the ineinfraxneplO is the usual 1po1e lor :tongue fSeeured' gedieeent the reanend-fofeiheftengue .end netweentnefreme members is a casting 14 which is alltednto vertrealize;and;reeinlfoeally` reeel A :a vertical standard `orfbe'am 115s The beamzg1'5;. sadapt9dt0 `fideos/'er faetorwardlroller '16 jQurna-lledfimthe up-` t 193g, n 'fseiriarNo,ezawi'zs4 f perportionof the bracket 145 and ,alowerfroller -lfwiour-nalled in the lower end and rear portion efthebraeket 14- The roller ilfengages .thefefrf wardsurface of thebeam 15 and the `Jtleam is vpreyented from displacement-between these ,rollers by a transverse -pin -18 secured Ato the,bracket4 14 adjacent the upper' lend thereof, vanda transverse Pin4 .l9 Se f l1nedz` t0 [the lower. portion of :the 4bracket 1.4 :onrthe lower f orward'sideoftheibeam 15. Se.- cured-to the lowerlend of :the beam =1,5 is the usual furrow opener V 20 which precedes in longitudinal alignment 'al planting shoe 21, which :in ,turn has its forwardend pivoted; as1\shownatr22,' to the forward end or `arm v423 :of a .substantially inverte ed ;rshz a.pecl `I nernber or standardl24. 'Ehe mem:- bery 24 clamped between :clamping t members :25 tolahorizontallylextending bar 26 which :has its forward end secured to vthe vertical :beam or standard 1 5,`inany`well known manner. The clamping member 25 permits the vertical adjust.- rnent-Qf -themember 24 so;that the plantingshoe 2l ,1 may beyertically adjusted with ,respect `toethe furrow opener 2 0. intermediate portion cof plantershoe v2l isponnectedQby slottedllarcuate link 27 :to -a transverse pin -28 `on fthe Lrearendlof `the -memb'er24- Secured to the forwardend of the :$11012 2l fand nroieetneupwardly therefrom uie an `arm 423' which has Lits ,upper `end` `connected by Ineans of anlextensionspring 24 `to the mem-fn ber-.2.4 Vforflwttneily eenneetlne the ,shoeta the member 24.: Thefnlrew opener 2.0 as well asthe n planting ehehe 2121s manually-and vertically ad, justed by means of a hand 1 operating lever 29 which `hasy its lower end secured toga shaft 30` ieulnalled in e Sector bracket 31, which in turn,

ieeeeureditethemainfframefef theplenter. 'Ine lever .Q29 ,is lnnnzided with the usuel -detent Lmeeh-y anism-,whichLoperativelyengages the teeth of the Setter; 3,1 i :fer leek-lne the lever Various apesttiene-ef eflinennent- Sured te the Sneft ise .toetheflseeterfw which Aiendaptlnl te meen with a .vertical rack -(not shown), formed Iin L o 'at teenedlto the reen efy-the beam l5 for :effecting eeyertleelediuetment `0f the eeme- Alep Seemed tothe ShaftA le e eren-k ernet` :wheh enter ree end` nitotelly .t.Onneetett` es Shown fet 3a, te :e link 3.5, "which -in turn,4 :is fpvetelly geen: netted, esellewfn atfte ehraeketl eeeuredvto Ythe rearwardly extending .neem 38, `reen-` ward end of ftnefbeern p38 A"ieprovided Wnden-ne 'merrily extending -rnenlber :39 Wlliehln nee secured to its lower end, .acoveringfshoe :49. Monntednn ,Suitable nreelretseeeuredte the frame ef inthe planter :is the neuel seed een 4.1 erhielt lie providedwithztneeenrentienelrennnteeeslleed:

ing mechanism. This feeding mechanism may be vof any convenient or conventional form, but

which, suffice to say, is driven by a gear 42 secured to the main axle 11.

The essential feature of the present invention consists of anovel connection for controlling .the 4valve mechanism of the planter which efn which, when secured in position by means-of'bolt's 45 to the gear 42, form substantiallya complete circle. Formed on the periphery of'jthesearcu-. ate members 44and projecting radially therefromv are equally spaced apart trip lugs. 46 which are adapted to engage and trip' theinwardly project ing end 47 of a lever 48. The leverf' 48 is 'piv.'

oted, as shown at 49, to a stud carried by a bracket 50l'which inturn, is `secured 'to' the frame inem-4' ber:I 1011of. the planter;` Journalledon the! lever 48, oni'apin-51, adjacent the pivot 49, is -afroller 52 'which has its outernedge provided with a pe- `ripheral bead, as shown at 53. Pivotally secured to alrearwardly'extending arm 54 of the lever 48, asshowniati 55, is y an upwardly projecting. link 56.' Journalledadjacent the upper end of andin horizontal alignment withtheroller 52, is a second zo-'acting roller57-which-is jcfmrrralle'clon a pin 58 secured to-the'link 56. 'Ifhefupperor free Yend of the' link 56 is connected by` means of an extension spring 59 tofan ear 60 formed on the bracket 50. The roller 57 is similarly Vprovided withl a peripheralbead-r'fl which `itirevents the displacement of the operative connectionv connecting the trip with thevalve which is of a construction hereinafter described. i y

'Reciprocably mounted between the rollers 52 andz57 is an operative connection, generally indicated by the reference character 62, which'is made from a barrof vsteel of rectangular'cross section.-fThis connection or bar 62 is adapted to snove vertically upwardly or downwardly between the rollers 52 and 57 when the rollers are'in hori- Zonta'l alignment for adjusting the furrow openl y er A.20;'the1 planting shoe 21 and thevalve general- 1y with=r`espect *toY the axle of the planter. The lower# end 'of the bar 62 is twisted, as shown at 63, andnhas its lower end curved forwardly as shownA at 64. The-lower forward end-is pivotally connected, as shownat 65, to the crank arm`66 of the-'valve 67. The valve 67 is pivoted or journalled,as "shown at 68, between the bifurcate'd portionA 69 ofthe seed boot 70. The seed boot-70 is-fsecuredA tolone side of the horizontal member 26 by means ofbolts 71, and is adapted to be ad- .iusted vertically togetherwiththefurrow opener anismis ras follows:-

and-#shoe 21;lv Extending from the seed ffe'e'ding mechanism-and extending into the'bootv 70 for conveying the rseed-'to-thevalve is a seed tub-e 70'; The axis or pivotalportion of the valve 67 is 4rel tained vwithinthe"bifurcated portion 69'bya cotter y key 172g The valve 67 is normally actuated tots" closed position or the position shown in Figi f2'ib'y `an extension spring 73 which has its lower endthereof connected, as shown at 74, toan ear formed on the crank 66, and its upper end thereofconnected, `as shown'at 75,'to a bracket k'76, whicliin turn,is secured to the boot70. y

`ETheoperation of my improved planting mech- Le 41 us assumefthat ailthe partsof the planter' are'inthepositionshown-in Fig. 1 of thev drawings andfthatthe operator is'desirous of lowering the furrow opener, the seed shoe together with the boot to its operative position, in which case the lever 29 is raised upwardly and forwardly thereby depressing the toothed sector 32 which in turn engages the rack on the vertical beam 15 and lowers the furrow opener 20 into engagement with the ground. Simultaneously with thisl movement the bar-2 6 is` lowered andv carries with itzthe seed shoe 21 as vwellasthe seed boot70.. vDuring this lowering operation the trip lever 48 assumes the jposition, shown in Fig. 2, in which the rollers V,52 ,alnd 57,are in horizontal alignment and permitsytlieco'nnection or'connecting bar 62 to move funobstructedlyfbetween these rollers in its downward "course,l withoutfaiecting any of the operative parts ofthe planting mechanism. When the seedfromfthe seed can41 is fed by the seed feeding mecha'nismiof the"conventional construction j,byfreason of being driven by the driving gear 42 into the seed tube 70 it will be deposited on the topi-'.of'the-lowerendof .thelvalve 67 in the 'manner well' understood in. theiart: i Asrthe gear 42 is revolved in its-normal operation to'aposition in i whichV one of the radially projecting lugs 46 engages the forwardly projecting portion 47 ofthe trip lever 48, the 'lever ywill be.` actuated from the position shown in Fig. 2 tol the position Vshown in FigS, inzwhich case ythefrictional resistanceoffered by thel extension spring 59 impnges the bar 62 between the rollers-52 and 57 and actuates the lever 48 downwardlyabout lits1pivot 49 and depresses the `rod62 downwardly against the action of the-.spring 73'to open the valve andi drop the seedtatfa pointat therear endof the seed shoe 21. As the lug 46 passes the pointedend 47 of the lever 48 the trip mechanism willthen be lreturned to its normal' position or the position shownin Fig. 2,fpreparat`ory to again tripping thev lever and opening the valve. y It will be noted that by thisroller trip construction, any variation depth planting maybesecured 'bythe adjustment of the lever 29 'withoutgaifecting vthe operative rey lation of the relatively'stationary trip mechanism and thevalve mechanism carried bythe boot.

l It vwill bei noted -from the" above specication that I have provided-5a simple,` efcient and effective operating connection for controlling a floating valve with a relatively stationary seed feeding mechanism in which the seed can and its operatingpartsfare mounted xedly or relatively soion the fram'efof theplanterg While in the fabove specification I have described one embodiment which my invention may assume in practicefitiwill of course be understood, that thesameis capable of modification and that modification may.' be :.niadel without departing from the spirit and sc'ope of thev present invention as expressed in the -following'claims What I clai'm=1'as,myf invention and desire t secure' by Letters Patent isr 11-1 1. A planter comprising a frame, a seed feeding. `mechanism mounted` on said frame, a` planting shoe adjust'ably mountedhonsaid frame, a seedboot associated with said shoe andf adjustable therewith,` Va valve' mounted in said boot, and vertically actuatedf'means'including a vertically extending --bar associated with .said seed feeding mechanism# and operatively connected directly with said--valvefor controlling the operation ofsaid 'valve regardless of the relative .position'of said'boot-with respect to said seed feeding mechanism. Y, if l 5 2. A planter comprising a= "main`frame`,'ar relatively stationaryk seed can mounted on said'main frame, v seed feeding A mechanismf' associated 4with v said trip.

`said seed can, driving means for driving said seeding mechanism, relatively adjustable furrow opening means supported by said mainframe, a

seed valve adjustablevvithV said furrow` opening means, and a vertically actuated connection eX- `stationary seed feeding mechanism mounted on said frame, driving means for driving said seed feeding mechanism,` verticallyV adjustable furrow opening meanscarried by said Amain frame, a tripping mechanism carried by said main frame r and operatively connected with 'saidl driving i means, a seed valve carried by said furrowopening4 means, and vertically actuated means for controlling 'said valve by-said tripping mechanism regardless of the relative position of said` valve with respect to said tripping mechanism. 4. A planter comprising a frame, a seed can mounted von `said frame, seed feeding mechanism mounted on said frame for feeding. seedfrom said can, driving meansmounted on saidrframe `for driving said 4seed feeding mechanism, vertically adjustable furrow opening means mounted on said frame,.a seed valve carried by said furrow opening meansf4 and a freely vertically actuated and adjustable connection between said driving means and said valve for controlling the actuation of said valve regardless of its relative position with respect to said driving means.

5. A planter comprising a framefseed feeding mechanism vmounted on said frame, driving means for driving said seed feeding mechanism mounted on said frame, adjustable furrow opening means carried by said frame, a valve carried by said furrow opening means, a trip mounted on said frame and operatively driven by said driving means, two spaced apart rollers carried by said trip, and a connecting member extending between said rollers and `connected to said valve for actuating said valve regardless of the relative position of said valve with respect to 6. A planter comprising` a frame', seed feeding mechanism mounted on said frame, driving means for driving said seed feeding mechanism, a vertically adjustable furrow opening means t carried by said frame, a tripping mechanism mounted on saidframe and operatively related to said driving means, aseed valve carried by said furrow opener, and a vertically actuated `bar fo-r connecting said trip 'withsaid valve whereby said valve may be adjusted with respect to said trip without affecting the operative `re t lationship between said valve and said trip.

7. A planter comprising a. main frame, a main drive shaft mounted on said frame, wheel support for said shaft, seed feeding mechanism secured to said main frame and operatively driven by said shaft,` a trip pivoted to said main frame and operatively related. to said shaft, a furrow opener vertically adjustable with respect to said main frame, a seed boot carried by said furrow opener, a valve carried by said boot, and a vertically actuated connection connecting said valve ,with said trip whereby the operativev rela-` tionship between the valve and said trip may be maintained regardless of the relative position of said valve with respect to said trip.

8. A planter comprising a main frame, a seed r can and seed feeding mechanism mounted on said main frame, driving means mounted on said main frame for driving said seed feeding mechanisrn,` a trip pivoted to said main frame and adapted to be actuated by said driving means, a

roller journalled on said trip, a link pivoted to said trip having a roller journalled thereon adapted to co-act with said first named roller, vertically adjustable furrow opener carried by said frame, a seed boot carried by said furrow opener, a seed valve carried by said boot, and a trip member pivotally connected to said valve and extending between said rollers for actuating said valve thereby and permitting vertical adjustment of said valve with respect to said trip without affecting the operative relationship between said valve and said trip.

9. A planter comprising a main frame, a seed can and seed feeding mechanism mounted on said mainframe, driving means for driving said seed feeding mechanism, a trip pivoted to said frame and adapted to be actuated by said driving means, a roller journalled on` said trip, a link pivoted to said trip, a roller journalled on said link and adapted to co-act with said first named roller, a spring connected with said link for normally forcing said rollers together and actuating said trip into the path of movement of said driving means, a vertically adjustable furrow opening means carried by saidV 

